Patents by Inventor Lynne Ann Olson

Lynne Ann Olson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Stabilized oxalic acid sour
    Patent number: 6613727
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition that is suitable for lowering the alkalinity of a textile. The composition is also suitable for cleansing or treating a hard surface or a porous surface. The composition exhibits stability as a solution or as a dispersion at a temperature of about 0° C. to about 8° C. The composition includes a carrier, an acid, and a quaternary phosphonium compound, or a suitable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention also provides a method for cleansing or treating a surface. The method includes contacting the surface with an effective amount of a composition of the present invention to provide a treated or cleansed surface having a pH below about 7.5. The present invention also provides a method for preparing a composition of the present invention. The method includes combining the carrier, the acid, and the quaternary phosphonium compound, or a suitable salt or solvate thereof, in any order, to provide the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Lynne Ann Olson, Minyu Li
  • Stabilized oxalic acid sour
    Publication number: 20030109402
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition that is suitable for lowering the alkalinity of a textile. The composition is also suitable for cleansing or treating a hard surface or a porous surface. The composition exhibits stability as a solution or as a dispersion at a temperature of about 0° C. to about 8° C. The composition includes a carrier, an acid, and a quaternary phosphonium compound, or a suitable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention also provides a method for cleansing or treating a surface. The method includes contacting the surface with an effective amount of a composition of the present invention to provide a treated or cleansed surface having a pH below about 7.5. The present invention also provides a method for preparing a composition of the present invention. The method includes combining the carrier, the acid, and the quaternary phosphonium compound, or a suitable salt or solvate thereof, in any order, to provide the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: ECOLAB INC.
    Inventors: Lynne Ann Olson, Minyu Li
  • Stabilized oxalic acid sour
    Patent number: 6503875
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition that is suitable for lowering the alkalinity of a textile. The composition is also suitable for cleansing or treating a hard surface or a porous surface. The composition exhibits stability as a solution or as a dispersion at a temperature of about 0° C. to about 8° C. The composition includes a carrier, an acid, and a quaternary phosphonium compound, or a suitable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention also provides a method for cleansing or treating a surface. The method includes contacting the surface with an effective amount of a composition of the present invention to provide a treated or cleansed surface having a pH below about 7.5. The present invention also provides a method for preparing a composition of the present invention. The method includes combining the carrier, the acid, and the quaternary phosphonium compound, or a suitable salt or solvate thereof, in any order, to provide the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Lynne Ann Olson, Minyu Li
  • Removal of blood stains
    Patent number: 6471728
    Abstract: A blood removing cleaning composition which may take the form of a detergent builder, detergent additive, or detergent pre-spotter, generally including an amount of amine compound effective to remove blood from fabric; and, optionally, an effective soil degrading amount of enzyme, wherein the composition is generally free of any neutral salt. In other preferred forms, the compositions disclosed herein may comprise surfactants, sources of alkalinity, and sequestrants, among other adjuvants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Ecolab Incorporated
    Inventors: Kim R. Smith, Lynne Ann Olson
  • REMOVAL OF BLOOD STAINS
    Publication number: 20010014656
    Abstract: A blood removing cleaning composition which may take the form of a detergent builder, detergent additive, or detergent pre-spotter, generally including an amount of amine compound effective to remove blood from fabric; and, optionally, an effective soil degrading amount of enzyme, wherein the composition is generally free of any neutral salt. In other preferred forms, the compositions disclosed herein may comprise surfactants, sources of alkalinity, and sequestrants, among other adjuvants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 1998
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Applicant: ECOLAB
    Inventors: KIM R. SMITH, LYNNE ANN OLSON